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わたしたち
私達
ちきゅう
地球
エネルギー
しげん
資源
まるで
むじんぞう
無尽蔵
であるように
つか
使
ってきた

We have used earth's energy resources as if they were limitless.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
Most common form: 私たち
we; us
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the earth; the globe
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noun
1. energy  (see also: エナジー; originally from German 'Energie')
2. strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go
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noun
resources
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1. quite; entirely; completely; at all  (often written with kana only)
2. as if; as though; just like  (often written with kana only)
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inexhaustible supply
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be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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expression
1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)  (often written with kana only)
2. hoping or wishing for something  (often written with kana only)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
タツ    arrive   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
move
チ   ジ    ground   
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ヤ   to be
キュウ   たま ball   
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
キュウ   もとめる to request, want, demand   
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dot   
スイ   みず water   
シ    assets   
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ジ   シ   つぎ next   つ to come after   
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ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
corner
ice   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ゲン   みなもと source, origin   
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スイ   みず water   
ゲン   はら meadow   
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cliff
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ム   ブ   な not   
ジン   exhausted   つきる to be exhausted   つくす to use up, exhaust   つかす to be disgusted with, give up on   
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シャク    unit of length (about a foot)   
ice
ゾウ   くら storehouse   
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モ    overgrown   しげ to grow thickly   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
grass   
シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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使
シ   つか to use   
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リ    official   
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シ    history   
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crossed swords
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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